Got a 42" hole in my life

[thezappa]

So my trusty Panasonic TXP 42G10 is slowly dying, well the remote is so obviously that means buying a new tv as £30 on a Panny remote is far too much hassle.
Any thoughts on a similar sized set I can replace it with.

The alcove the set sits in is about 1000mm across so by my reconning and from a small bit of research I could get 50" in there.

So, ideas on anything 42" and over but no bigger than 50" assuming that is the largest screen size I can fit in there would be grand.
Budget wise lets say up to £750/800 I recon I could get something decent in that bracket.

 

[thezappa]

Missing bloke logic here to justify new TV purchase

Correct

It's a model from 2009, I'd suggest he probably wants a new TV anyway!

Also correct.
Don't get me wrong it's decent enough and if I can bung it on gumtree and £100 for it (maybe at a push) it will serve someone well (with a new remote) but I'm after an update so it's going.

Buy a universal remote and wait it out for OLED to come in at decent prices? Or take advantage of the fairly low pricing of UHD TV's right now although BLB would annoy me.

This is a valid point. OLED is a draw for me but prices prohibit. What timescales can expect them to be below 1k at this size, another year? 2?